6:41 PM,
Jan. 29, 2013

"Death of a Shadow" will screen as part of the Oscar-nominated shorts program at the DFT.

Written by

John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press Special Writer

The annual program of Oscar-nominated short films at the Detroit Film Theatre always packs the house -- and also provides a cinematic public service. Because of this event, which often sells out, Oscar watchers can make better guesses about what will win in the live-action and animated short film categories when the statues are handed out Feb. 24.

The animated shorts portion of the roughly three-hour program is especially popular with families. However, parents might opt to keep young children away from this year's five live-action film entries, all of which involve death or the desire to ...